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Dec 23
How to Get Your Own Custom Email Address with Your Company Name, Surname, Nickname or Pet Name.
How to Get Your Own Custom Email Domain with Your Company Name, Surname, Nickname or Pet Name.
Look, millions of people are using free email addresses such as Gmail, Yahoo, Yandex and Hotmail. If you want to stand out from the rest, you have to get your own custom and personalized email address that DOES NOT end with a free domain. A free domain makes you look unprofessional and untrustworthy because it’s mostly associated with spam, since anybody can get it.
Examples of email addresses with free domain names are taylorswift@gmail.com, willsmith@yahoo.com and nicholascage@yandex.com
You should avoid such email addresses if you want to look professional, trustworthy, outstanding, exclusive, memorable and unique. Instead, you should get custom email domains with your company name, surname, full name, nickname or pet name. As an example, a celebrity like Taylor Swift can get a personalized email like info@taylorswift.com
A company like Walmart will use a branded domain like sales@walmart.com
A governor or politician like Hillary Clinton can use a custom contact email such as admin@hillaryclinton.com
A world leader or president like Donald Trump can use a custom email address such as president@donaldtrump.com
Anybody who runs a business, owns a company, has an influential position or holds status in the community should get a personalized email address. Actually, it doesn’t matter who you are or what position you hold. If you want to be taken seriously and respected by your audience, you should create your own customized email where you can be contacted.
How to Create Your Email Domain
Now that you understand the importance of a custom domain, the next step is creating your actual customized email address. This is very easy. There are two options for setting up your custom email accounts. You can choose between CPanel Web Hosting or a specialized solution called Email-Only Hosting.
CPanel Web Hosting will allow you to host your website as well as your email account. If you want to run a website as well as a personal email server, this is the perfect solution for you.
If you just want to get a personal email server to host your email accounts, then you should get Email-Only Hosting.
CPanel Web Hosting + Email Server
To get your first email domain, you have to sign up for an email webhosting account. A webhosting account is very cheap, starting at $1.99 per month you can get it at WebHostingPad (WHP), a highly rated webhosting company with servers in the USA.
When you buy a webhosting plan, WebHostingPad will send you the login details (password and username) to your CPanel (Control Panel).
Now that you have a webhosting account, you should get a domain name. WebHostingPad will give you a free domain with your webhosting account, so you don’t need to buy a domain.
The good thing about WebHostingPad, when compared to GoDaddy is that you have 24/7 support. So whenever you need help with setting up your email hosting server, you can send a support ticket, and the staff will reply you within 24 hours.
Also, WebHostingPad has unlimited features. The account gives you unlimited storage space, bandwidth, email accounts, FTP accounts, Addon domains, subdomains and MySQL databases. You have access to spam filtering, autoresponders, virus protection, webmail as well as secure IMAP and POP3 email accounts.
The WHP email server can be set up with Android, iPhone, Outlook and Thunderbird.
If you want to learn how to set up an IMAP or POP3 email account on your server, to start sending and receiving email, you must see this video tutorial – How To Configure Your Email in CPanel. For those who prefer screenshots, much easier instructions are given on this post – Add Custom Email to CPanel
Get a Web Hosting account – Click Here
Email-Only Hosting
This is the easiest solution for those who only want an email server to host their personal email accounts. Unlike the first method, you won’t have to deal with a lot of configurations in your server. All you need is a domain that is pointing at your server. You are not going to get a free domain as in the first method, but you will have to buy a domain name separately. WebHostingPad has a domain registration service. You can register a domain name for only $14.99 per year.
All types of extensions (.com, net, org, info, us, co) including the newest TLDs are available.
After purchasing a domain, you should get the PadMail email account which allows you host unlimited email accounts. It comes with 1GB of storage space, Barracuda spam firewall, unlimited email forwarders, auto-responders, POP3 and IMAP email support and webmail sign in.
Get the PadMail email account – Click Here
How To Choose a Domain Name
The following steps will show you how to choose a domain name for your email address.
Choosing a domain is easy. Think of a name that you would want to use for your personalized email. Let’s say you want to use the name “Richard Frankle”.
Go to the domain registration page – Click Here

STEP 1 – Go to registration page and click Search

STEP 2 – Domain Search Bar
Enter your new domain name in the search bar, click “Search”. If your domain is available, you will see the message “Congratulations, your domain is available”. Click “Continue” to proceed with your domain registration and purchase.

STEP 3 – Type in Your Domain Name

STEP 4 – Congratulations Your Domain is Available
Sep 29
Disadvantages of Phone Verification for Gmail Login – How to Disable 2 Step Verification
Disadvantages of Enabling Phone Verification for Gmail Login
Gmail 2 Factor Authentification, a security system that protects your Gmail account from being hijacked by requesting phone verification has its advantages, which many of you are aware of. The main advantage of phone verification is that even if somebody steals your password, they won’t be able to log in and access your account. The second layer of protection offered by 2 Factor authentification will ask the hacker to verify their identity using a mobile number that belongs to the owner. Since all mobile phone numbers are unique, and the hacker doesn’t have access to your phone, they will be blocked.
However, enabling phone verification is only good when you are not a cross-border traveller. If you don’t travel much outside of your country, you will be able to use 2 Factor authentification to log into your Gmail account.
The problem with using Two-Factor authentification outside of your country is that you will be blocked from signing into your account, even if you are the owner of that account. Gmail will automatically detect a suspicious login if you are visiting a foreign country, blocking your password and requesting phone verification. This is frustrating, especially if you don’t have a second number enabled for that location. So what is the solution to this problem?
Disable Phone Verification When You Are Travelling
To prevent being locked out of your Gmail account when you are crossing borders, you have to disable phone verification while you are in the verified country of origin. To turn off 2 Step verification, log into your account and follow these steps:

My Account
1. In your Gmail account, click the “Google Apps” icon. This multi-square icon is located on the top right, next to your Google Profile icon.
2. Click “My Account” in the drop down menu.
3. On the resulting page, click “Sign-in & Security”.
4. On the “Sign-in & Security” page, scroll down until you see “2-Step Verification”. If it’s ON, turn it OFF.
5. Before you turn it off, you will be required to log into your account again. Log in with your usual password and follow instructions.
Aug 01
How to Delete Your Gmail Profile Photo Instantly Via Picasa
A Gmail Profile photo is an image or picture that you upload on your Google account. If you are familiar with a Facebook Profile photo, then you should know how a Gmail profile picture looks like. You can upload a snapshot of your face or any picture that acts like an avatar.
However, when it comes to deleting your Gmail account picture, you may face stubborn issues. In most cases, when you try to delete the profile photo through normal settings in your Gmail account, the photo does not go away.
In order to delete the photo via Gmail settings, log into your account and click the wheel icon under your profile picture. Go to Settings in the drop-down menu. On the settings menu under General, scroll down to My Picture. Click Change Picture. After clicking this option, a box will pop up. On the box, select No Picture, and click Apply Changes. This method is supposed to remove your photo and show a default setting with no picture, but when you go back to your account to check your profile, the photo may still be there. If this is the case, you should go to the location where your profile photo is actually hosted to delete it from the servers.
Pictures that you upload on your Google profile as well as those on your Blogger account are hosted on Picasa. Picasa is an image hosting company that was acquired by Google a long time ago when Google was still an upcoming company. It is a service where people can upload their pictures for free, for example you can upload your travel photos and share them with friends.
How to Delete Your Gmail Profile Photo via Picasa
To delete your profile picture via Picasa, first log into your Gmail account. Just make sure that you are logged into your account, then go to this link >>https://picasaweb.google.com/home
This is your Picasa account. You will see all pictures that you have uploaded on your Gmail account as well as those on Blogger. Picasa automatically categorizes your pictures into separate folders for your Gmail profile, Blogger account and Google Plus etc.You should see your picture under Profile Photos. Click through the folder and go to your picture. To delete the picture, click the Actions tab and select the Delete option in the drop-down menu. That’s all, your picture is gone!
NOTE: You might not see changes immediately, just wait for changes to occur. Your picture will be completely deleted within a few minutes.
Jan 19
Log into Gmail with Biometric Application – No Passwords or PINS – Increased Security
Secure Gmail Login Using Liveness Detection
The 1U app is a biometric application by Hoyos Labs that allows you to log into your online accounts using your eyes, face and body movements. As we move into the future, companies like Hoyos Labs are working hard to improve online security with state-of the-art technology, the goal is to eliminate the use of login passwords and PINS, which can be easily sniffed by malware on a compromised computer. Every time you type in your password on a browser or application, you are taking a risk from malicious password interceptors that may be hiding on your computer, waiting for the right time to strike.
Instead of storing your passwords on a server or browser, which is very risky, the 1U app encrypts your password and stores it on your mobile phone. Your biometric profile which is used to recognize your eyes, face and body movements is also encrypted and stored on your phone. Storing the encrypted data on your phone is much safer than querying the information from a server.Hoyos Labs uses a very strong encryption, the 571bit Elliptic Curve Cipher, which is better than advanced systems used by the military.

To begin using the app, you must first enroll your biometrics. This involves capturing your face and eyes using face recognition software that comes with the app. It’s as easy as taking a selfie, use your mobile phone camera to capture your facial features. The important component of the app is a feature called Liveness detection. Isn’t there a possibility of someone hacking your phone using your videos or selfies? It seems Hoyos Labs is aware of this possibility, that’s why they have incorporated Liveness Detection to prevent the selfie hack.
Liveness detection is based on unique detailed differences observed between live biometrics and video/image-based biometrics. This allows the system to identify spoof biometrics which may be used by someone trying to hack into your account. In other words the system can differentiate between a live human (you) and a photo/video of you. An attacker who has access to your face photos/videos might match your biometric profile positively but a liveness detection will fail, denying the attacker entry to your account.
After enrolling your biometrics, you can add your online accounts [Gmail, Facebook, Amazon etc], you can even log into your bank account online. The app can support over 15,000 websites. Sync your mobile phone with your desktop, to allow you to log into websites on your desktop browser.
Mobile Phone Requirements:
– Must have 3G or higher
– Must have front camera
– Android phone or iphone
– Rooted android phones and jail-broken iphones will not work with the app
– Mac OSX 10.7+
– Compatible browsers: Firefox,IE9+,Google Chrome, SafariTo begin using the 1U App biometric login app, download the app, install it on your mobile phone and follow the instructions:
Download:
1U App for Android and iphone
Jan 16
Save Data with Opera Max App for Google Android Phones
If you are using a mobile phone, you should have Opera Mini installed on your phone, and make sure you change the image quality to “Low” under the settings. This will allow you to save data. If you choose a high image quality, you will waste a lot of data, the difference is noticeable.
Jan 15
Beware of Tech Support Scams for Gmail, Netflix, AOL, Facebook, Yahoo etc
Jan 15
Ransomware Virus / Trojan like CryptoWall Will Lock Your Computer Files and Demand Payment
You have probably heard about the infamous Cryptolocker ransomware virus that first made headlines in 2013. Before the malware ring was cracked down by the FBI, it had affected over 500,000 people and netted over 3 million USD for its operators in ransom money. The Cryptolocker ransomware was distributed through the Zeus Trojan horse, a stealthy phishing malware affecting millions of computers around the world, especially the USA and other developed English-speaking countries.
Jan 14